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Jodi Arias, 32, is accused of first degree murder in the death of her former boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Prosecutors say that in the summer of 2008, after the couple had broken up, Arias stabbed Alexander 27 times, slit his throat and shot him in the head as he showered in his Mesa, Ariz., home. Arias has pleaded not guilty to the crime, and has remained in jail since her arrest in July 2008. A jury will have to decide if she is a cold-blooded murderer or was a victim of domestic violence, as she claims, who was forced to kill. Arias faces the death penalty if convicted.

Jodi Arias ' attorney says the convicted murderer is really "very chit chatty and smiley" but being in court prevented her from showing that side of her personality during the trial. Jennifer Willmott was one of two attorneys at Arias' side from the beginning of her trial for the murder of her

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Convicted murderer Jodi Arias spoke in her own defense in the final sentencing hearing in her years-long murder trial. After two different juries were unable to reach a unanimous decision when it came to the death penalty, it was left to Judge Stephens to rule whether or not Arias should be

Jodi Arias has been sentenced to a natural life sentence with no possibility of parole. Arias was found guilty in May 2013 of murdering her on-off boyfriend, Travis Alexander, five years earlier. Because two previous juries were unable to decide whether or not she should receive the death penalty,

Jodi Arias expressed sentiments of remorse in secret testimony released Thursday. Her attorneys did not want it to be made public, but a court overruled the wishes. Arias wanted to testify behind closed doors because she said she was getting death threats and wouldn't be able to answer question in

Jodi Arias may be in jail on a murder conviction, but she still was able spent nine hours talking to 27 supporters via video conference this weekend, according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . The specific identities of the people who video-conferenced with Arias after her second sentencing

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All but one of the jurors tasked with deciding convicted killer Jodi Arias ’ fate wanted to sentence her to death, they revealed today after the judge declared a mistrial. There was one female juror who refused to sentence Arias to death for killing her boyfriend Travis Alexander, leading to an

The jury could not reach an unanimous decision in the sentencing of convicted killer Jodi Arias and the judge declared a mistrial. The verdict, released today, comes after a second jury considered her case because the first jury, which convicted her of murder two years ago, could also not agree on

The Jodi Arias trial ended early today because of a "juror issue," the latest incident in the four-day old trial involving jurors. The jury is not expected to return to court until Monday. The court did not make clear what the issue was and it was discussed in chambers. But so far, the panel has